Exclusive: Bob Odenkirk Opens Up About His First Time Playing Saul Goodman

Listen to the Better Call Saul star talk to Michael Ian Black about working with Vince Gilligan.

For fans of Better Call Saul, the new hit series and Breaking Bad spin-off, any insight into the inner workings of the show is like gold. That's why star Bob Odenkirk's appearance on fellow comedian Michael Ian Black's new in-depth interview show is such a coup.

Black, best known for The State and Wet Hot American Summer, ishosting How to Be Amazing, available exclusively through Audible, which premieres its first four episodes for free today, featuring conversations with Odenkirk, author Elizabeth Gilbert, fashion journalist Tavi Gevinson, and composer/actor Lin-Manuel Miranda. More episodes will be released biweekly throughout the spring.

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Black's hour-long chat with Odenkirk is a fascinating insider's look at the actor's long and varied career, including his work on the cult classic Mr. Show andhis time with SNL and The Simpsons—not to mention, of course, how he got the role of Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill. Odenkirk talks about what Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan saw in him (Gilligan hired him for the role with no audition). The first time he played Goodman, Odenkirk says, "I just started getting sweaty."

Listen to the part of Black's interview with Odenkirk in which they talk about the origins of Saul Goodman below.

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